by Philip Eliot | Feb 23, 2026 | Horror & Paranormal |
The inferno comes calling in this genre-bending epic of urban horror. Visceral, surreal, and darkly funny, I Live in Hell balances damnation with heart, humor, and a touch of absurdity. On his twenty-fifth birthday, Hector Ghouseau wakes up soaked in piss. That’s normal. His dreams of ravenous flies and swinging corpses? Not so much. Nightmares become reality when evil talking mice and giant sentient tongues show up to tell him that he’s going to Hell—all thanks to a drunken bet between his dead father and a sadistic demon named “Bub.” (Thanks, Dad.) To make matters worse, Bub recruits a knife-happy maniac to help stain the Chicago snow red. And when Hector’s roommate and ex-girlfriend both get caught in the fallout, his only shot at saving them might be his own death. Between dive bars and work hangovers, Hector stumbles into a cosmic tug-of-war of absurd proportions and incomprehensible horror—where the rules don’t make sense, and God is hiding something big. Praise from Goodreads “ I Live in Hell by Mike Salinas is wild, weird, and honestly kind of genius.” “Fast-paced, character-driven horror that doesn’t pull its punches.” “The humor hits, the darkness hits, and somehow, it still makes you feel something real.” “For all its insanity, I Live in Hell is actually a pretty solid look at the impact of trauma.” “What did I just read, and why do I want more?” “For anyone who’s ever lived, wallowed, or loved in Chicago.” “Mike Salinas has that dog in him—even if that dog is a little deranged.”
by Philip Eliot | Feb 23, 2026 | Fantasy |
The explorer with the power of ice… The best friend who melts it… Jasyn is an explorer with a talent for reaching for the stars and upending weather systems with her emotions. Atalanta is an archer and a recluse with a skill for making Jasyn’s heart glow as bright as a filament-fruit. They’ve lived in each other’s orbit most of their lives, but Atalanta is just as magical and mysterious to Jasyn as all the galaxies under the Seven Suns. When their world is forcibly upturned, a journey of discovery begins. Venturing across their ice and blight-infested home-world, they discover the solution to their out of balance world lies in the skies. Of course, with a tyrant Ice King intent on closed sky-borders and Jasyn’s demise, they have to survive long enough to get there, first. Under The Ice Skies is the first leg of the journey in the Jasyn and The Astronauts series: An epic reimagining of myth . A lesbian friends to lovers sci-fi fantasy romance . With hidden powers and weather fronts formed of feelings, this is the kind of love story that moves the heavens. This is: Sapphic, swords & sorcery in space! Climb aboard and begin the adventure today!
by Philip Eliot | Feb 23, 2026 | Science Fiction |
“The moment John gives Max his mechanical watch is where this book truly broke my heart.” — Goodreads Review When the grid goes dark, some men become monsters. John Kerrigan remembers he used to be one. An EMP attack silences America in three pulses. No power. No phones. No cavalry. The country plunges into chaos. John Kerrigan—ex-Tier 1 operator, mechanic, father—recognizes the silence for what it is: the end of everything. He’s spent years trying to be normal. A husband to Lisa. A dad to Max and Emily. The guy who fixes classic cars instead of pulling triggers. But Bedford, Pennsylvania, has other plans. Grant Kingsley seizes the regional hospital, turning medicine into leverage and neighbors into enemies. Woodland Avenue—the street John fortified, trained, and tried to protect—fractures under desperation and fear. When his son makes one reckless move to save a friend, John’s carefully controlled world detonates. To protect his family, John must reactivate the operator he swore he’d never be again. But violence has a cost. And in a world where survival demands brutality, staying human might be the most dangerous choice of all. Because someone else remembers who John Kerrigan used to be. And they’re coming. The first book in a relentless post-apocalyptic thriller series. Perfect for fans of Kyla Stone’s Edge of Collapse , Cormac McCarthy’s The Road , and A.G. Riddle’s survival thrillers. This is Book 1 of The Dark Skies series. *Amazon Top 100* *Kindle All-Star Award Winner* Dark Skies: A Kerrigan Survival Saga ECHOES OF THE DARK SUN (Book 1) DARK HORIZON (Book 2) VEILED SHADOWS (Book 3) FADING LIGHT (Book 4) TIDES OF VENGEANCE (Book 5) RUSTED SUN (Book 6) Dark Skies: Warlord Territories Eli: A Town at War (Book 1) Eli: Into the Fray (Book 2) Eli: Forged in Fire (Book 3)
by Philip Eliot | Feb 23, 2026 | Science Fiction |
John MacAlister’s latest job ends the way most of them do—on fire . Discharged from the Star Corps and scraping by on bad contracts, John’s got one asset left: Alvis, a salvaged robot prototype with relentless logic, stubborn ethics, and zero patience for John’s impulses. Freedom from a lunar holding cell comes with strings: find Ril, a runaway teen carrying secrets powerful enough to topple a corporate empire. Hand her over, walk free. Protect her, burn every bridge he’s got left. The smart move is obvious. John’s never been smart. A fast-paced sci-fi adventure about bad plans, moral lines, and two unlikely partners whose first mission is just the beginning.
by Philip Eliot | Feb 23, 2026 | Womens Fiction |
Escape to Cornwall this summer with the new emotional and uplifting novel from Sunday Times #1 bestselling author Fern Britton Set by the wild Atlantic coast of Cornwall comes a story about finding home in the most unlikely places. When Cordelia Jago learns she’s been left the crumbling manor house Wilder Hoo, perched high on the Cornish coast, she wonders if it’s one last cruel joke from beyond the grave. Having already lost her marriage, her best friend and her career, she’s at rock-bottom. Now she’s inherited a house she hates, full of unhappy memories. But as she fights with its echoing rooms and whispering shadows, the house begins to exert a pull on her. The wild Cornish landscape, the stark beauty of seagrass and yellow gorse against the deep blue sea, begin to awaken a connection she thought she’d buried forever. Could she turn around this monstrous wreck of a house – and, along the way, let go of the secrets of the past and heal her heart too? Fern Britton’s book ‘A Cornish Legacy’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-06-09.
